爱思英语编者按：最新研究表明，不同的调情(flirt) 类型能影响恋情发展。幽默爱开玩笑的调情和身体类的调情能发展短期且轻松的恋情，而礼貌和真诚的调情则可以成就长久的恋情。 

Flirting style can influence the type of relationship you enter into, a study suggests.
有研究称，调情方式会直接影响人们恋爱关系的类型。

Researchers found those who use playful and physical styles of flirtation are likely to attract shorter, less serious relationships, whereas polite and sincere flirting could attract a longer term partner.
研究人员发现，戏谑性的肢体接触类调情易收获短暂、不甚严肃的恋情，而礼貌和真诚的方式更易吸引长期伴侣。

The findings come from a study of more than 5,100 people looking at the way they communicate their romantic interest.
该结论是基于一项针对5100多人就如何看待他们恋爱方式做的调查。

They filled out a questionnaire about the way they flirted and their relationship history.
在做问卷调查时，他们填写了各自的调情方式和恋爱史。

Jeffrey Hall, of the University of Kansas, found there were five different types of flirting – traditional, physical, sincere, playful and polite.
美国堪萨斯大学的杰弗瑞·霍尔指出，调情方式可化分为五种类型：传统型、肢体型、真诚型、戏谑型和礼貌型。

While everybody exhibited aspects of each style, for most people one dominated over the other and this could have an effect on the type of person and relationship you attract.
尽管每个人的调情方式都会展现出每种类型的诸多方面，但对于大多数人而言，一种调情方式居主导地位，这会直接影响你的恋爱类型以及你吸引的是什么样的人。

Dr Hall said that if you were unhappy with the type of person you were attracting then it might mean you should modify your flirting technique for more success.
霍尔博士指出，如果一个人不满意自己所吸引对象的类型，那就意味着他需要改变调情技巧才能奏效。

"Flirting does tend to reflect personality and we are not saying you can change your style completely but some modification may help you find the right person for a relationship," he said.
他说：“调情确实能够反映一个人的性格，这并不是说你要完全改变自己的调情方式，只是适当的改变可能会帮助你找到心目中理想的他/她” 。

"In some ways, the very early part of developing relationships is important to the success of long-term relationships, including marriages."
“在某种程度上，一段恋情在确立之初十分重要，它不仅可以决定恋情是否长久，甚至还可以决定婚姻成败。

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flirt 调情
 
questionnaire 问卷，调查表
 
playful 戏谑性的
 
dominate 控制, 支配
 
personality 性格，个性